On 13 September 2023, Mrs. Arunee Hiam, Deputy Director-General of Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), welcomed Mr. Takehiro Nakamura, Head of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) International Environmental Technology Center, Ms. Minseo Ju, Head of Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Ulsan International Development Cooperation Center, and the representatives from the University College of Ulsan, to discuss the development cooperation in environmental sector at the Meeting room 4, TICA. Ms. Chidchanok Malayawong, Director of Development Promotion and Coordination Division, and officers from TICA, UNEP, KOICA Ulsan International Development Cooperation Center, and the University College of Ulsan also attended the meeting.

The meeting took note of the serious impact of plastic waste and agreed that in order to address this issue effectively, it requires cooperations from all relevant parties to raise public awareness of the impact of the use of plastics and the plastics waste management. In this regard, UNEP, KOICA Ulsan International Development Cooperation Centre are developing the project on “Greening the Thailand plastic value chain to reduce, recycle and reuse plastic waste.”, with UNEP and the Pollution Control Department as implementing agecies.  UNEP and KOICA's Ulsan Center are of the view that Thailand can be the center for transferring knowledge on solving the plastic waste problem to countries in the region and in ASEAN.

Later, Deputy Director-General of TICA led the delegation to visit the project in cooperation with N15 Recycling Company, "Send Me (Orphan Waste) Home." The project aims to raising awareness and promoting responsible waste management practices among TICA staffs, government agencies who located in the Government Complex and the surrounding community. It also enhances waste management practices by converting non-recyclable waste into energy sources.